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So there I was: middle of the jungle with a Pringles can, a laptop, three pieces of chewing gum, and roll of duct tape. I had already tried bartering with the natives, but they only accept USD cash. I’m not sure what they would do with it since the closest thing to civilization was a [...]

Well, there it is. The referral ad. Click it and then sign up for oDesk and I get credit. Earn (or purchase) a thousand dollars and I get fifty. Rank commercialism. If you haven’t looked into this, the code and referral form can be reached after signing in to oDesk. Go to: My oDesk–> My [...]

I’ve been writing this series on bulk articles because there seems to be a demand for them. Buyers who want to create a ‘wordy’ site need them and they pay by the pound. “I need someone to write 20 articles on dog grooming” OK. So you knuckle down and write five or six a day [...]

As I mentioned in the first post of this series, I’m not a particularly fast writer. But there is money to be made on oDesk if you can produce low quality, high volume material for buyers who need bulk to increase SEO ranking for their website or blog. Here’s how I crank up my volume. [...]

“How fast do you type?” That’s what the buyer wanted to know. A better question for a writer or programmer would have been, “How fast can you think?” I’m writing this on a legal pad while sitting in a tow truck. The time between calls is ideal for quick notes. I’m calling it ‘writing’, but [...]

So, I was cruising down MLK Blvd in my lowrider like usual, and T-Dog and Big Mike were riding with me. While T-Dog loaded his 9mm with a fresh clip, he turned to me and asked, “What’s this open source thing I keep hearing about? Sounds kind of lame, holmes,” and proceeded to empty said [...]

While in the middle of one of the worst moves I’ve ever experienced, and I move around a lot so there have been far too many of them, I ran across a great new instant messaging (IM) client. It’s called Digsby, and is another attempt at creating a multi-protocol IM client. I decided to post [...]

Hold on, I’m filling up my coffee before I write this. Okay, got it. Time to rock. Wait–I’m going to go smoke a cigarette before I start writing. I don’t want to have to get up in the middle of it because I’m going to write a post that’s going to knock you off your [...]